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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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